stinger vs vilification

stinger and vilification both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stinger	Yes	No	No	No
vilification	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vilification is a hypernym of stinger; that is, vilification is a word with a broader meaning than stinger:

Other hypernyms of stinger include abuse, contumely, insult, revilement.

stinger (noun)	vilification (noun)
a sharp stinging blow	slanderous defamation
a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland	a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
a remark capable of wounding mentally
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